I applied for my passport renewal on Sept 4th after realising it was to run out prior to my mid October holiday. I sent my old passport by recorded next day delivery on the 6th. It was signed for at 8am on the 7th. It’s now over 48 hours an still my status hasn’t been updated. This is a concern to me because this could mean the whole process is long winded and random. I really hope this isn’t an indication of this, as my wife who is a nurse and worked solidly throughout the pandemic, will not be very happy with me if we are forced to cancel her first foreign holiday in 2 years!
I have my fingers crossed I am stressing for nothing but the lack of updates is very concerning at the moment.